Dispensing carton



May 3, 1938. 1.. A. TISHLER DISPENSING CARTON Filed April 15. 1936 Patented May 3, 1938 DISPENSING CARTON Lester A. Tlshler, Brooklyn, N. Y., assignor to Marathon Paper Mills Company, Rothschild, Wis, a corporation of Wisconsin Application April 15,1936, Serial No. 15,685

3 Claims.

The present invention relates to dispensing cartons and particularly to a carton of the type for containing rolls of paper and the like, such for instance, as rolls of waxed paper from which 5 the paper is dispensed in web form and torn in pieces of desired lengths against a cutter.

An object of the present invention is to provide a dispensing package adapted to hold a single roll of paper or other material so as to protect the same from dust and to permit the ready withdrawal of the paper web.

v The invention further contemplates a package made from a single blank of material, which is scored and folded to provide a package of the requisite form and construction.

An important object of the invention is to pro-' vide a carton having a depressed portion so as to permit ready grasping of the free edge of the paper web.

A further object of the invention istom'OVide a package which is economical to manufacture, easy to assemble, and eflicient in use.

The above, other and further objects of the invention, will be apparent from the following 25 description, the accompanying drawing and appended claims.

Embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the accompanying drawing and the views thereof are as follows:

On the drawing:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the box.

Figure 2 is a transverse vertical section of the box on line 2-2 of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a plan view of the blank from which 35 the carton is made.

Figure 4 is a fragmental perspective view of one end of the box with two of the end flaps interlocked.

Figure 5 is an elevational view of one end of 40 the box showing the flap of the hinged panel being inserted in position.

The blank is cut and scored to provide a top wall panel l3, rear wall panel l2, bottom wall panel I I, front wall panel l4, and a hinged panel 45 Ill having aflixed at its free edge a metal tear-oi! strip 29.

The top wall i3 is provided with symmetrical end flaps l9 which are scored to fold along lines 42 and out along lines 3 and 4 to be free from 50 the adjacent flaps. Flaps it are scored near their extremity to provide tuck-in flaps l8. Undercut portions 23 are also provided to insure locking of the tuck-in flaps.

The bottom wall panel I I has no end flaps.

55 The front wall panel I4 is provided with end Flaps 20 are cut out along lines 2| and Zia to provide a triangular cut out portion the apex of.

which terminates in a short slit 22. Flaps 20 are also out along lines 2 and 4 so as to be free from the adjacent flaps 19.

Front wall panel III is scored along line 9 to provide a folded flap panel which is folded inside the box as shown in Figure 2.

Slits 50 and 5! are cut across the medial adjacent portionsof the top and front walls, i3 and I4, and score lines 52 and 53 are provided so that when the box is set up as shown in Figure 1, a space is provided for inserting the finger of the 15 user when the end of the web is grasped. This space is formed by pressing in the panel porf tion 54 as shown in Figure 2 so as to hinge on score lines 52 and 53. This panel portion 54 remains in place at all times and thus prevents dirt and dust from entering the box.

The rear wall 12 is scored along lines 4! and cut 'along lines 3 to provide end flaps H which are provided with triangular cut-out portions similar to flaps 20 and with slits at the apex of the 25 triangular portion. Cut out portions 26 are provided to interlock with the undercut portions 23 on tuck in flaps l8. The hinged panel i0 is scored along lines 40 to provide end flaps it which are cut out as shown in 30 Figure 3 to provide tongues 21 and 28.

The tear-of! blade 29 is secured to panel It so that its serrated edge will have the points of the serrations extending slightly beyond the edge of the panel Ill. The tear-01f blade may be fastened by any suitable means to the outside or inside of panel ill.

The method of making a box from the blank illustrated in Figure 5 is as follows:

The blank is folded into box-like form by bend- 4o ing the panels l0, ll, l2, l3, l4, and 15 along the scored lines 5, 6,1, 8, and 9 respectively. A roll 30 of waxed paper or other web material is placed within the box with the flap panel I5 positioned as shown in Figure 2 so as to overlie the upper portion of the roll.

The end flaps l1 and 20 are then folded over and interlocked as shown in Figure 4. End flaps it of the hinged panel-are then folded over the interlocked flaps I1 and 20 and the tongues 21 5 and 28 are tucked under flaps I! as shown by the dotted lines in Figure 5.

The end flaps l9 are then folded over the ends of the box and tuck-in flaps I8 locked into position as shown in Figure 1.

Panelportionilispushedintoformadepressed portion for the insertion of a finger for grasping the web as shown in Figure 1.

As shown in Figure 2 the hinged panel ll overlaps the front wall It so as to form a passage for the web ll which is drawn therethrough. Panel I I is swingable outwardly to the end of the web within the passage for grasping position shown in Figure 2. The outward swing of the panel ll islimited by tongues 21 and II which are inserted under flaps IT. The panel II in our preferred construction does not swing out more than about 45 from the plane of the front wall. The hinged panel Ill thus provides means for securing ready access to the end ll of the web after it is cut off along the cutter blade it. By inserting the thumb or a linger in the depression 54 it is possible to grasp the end of the web and then to draw out the .desired length of web.

In using the carton it is simply held, sayin the left hand, with the bottom ll resting against the palm, the left thumb on the top I 3 and the fingers resting lightly on the hinged panel II. The thumb of the-right hand is then inserted inside the hinged panel ll atthe region of the depression 54 so as to accommodate the back of the thumb and the panel I0 is swung outwardly as shown in Figure 2. The end of the web ll can then be readily grasped and drawn out to the required length and then cut ofi on the cutter blade.

After the web is cut the end portion thereof will be retained in the passage formed by panel l0 overlapping thefrontwall ll. End fiaps it being in frictional engagement between portions of the outer closure flaps It and the inner interlocked flaps l1 and 2. will restrain the outward swing of hinged panel II to such limited extent as to prevent the endof the cut web from folding back on itself and receding within the box. This construction therefore serves to retain the by the fingers. I

The box made in accordance with this invention is strong and rigid enough for all purposes intended, pleasing in appearance, and one which lends itself very readily for use inconnection with rolled waxed paper or other types of paper.

The panels or walls have been designated as front, bottom, rear, top'andthe like, but it is to be understood that this is for convenience only, and the invention is not to be construed as limited by designation of these parts in the manner mentioned.

The invention has been described herein more orlesspreciselyastodetails,yetitistobe understood that the invention is not to be limited thereby as changes may be made in the arrange- 'ment and proportions of parts and equivalents may be substituted without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

1 claim:

1. A carton in the form of a box for retaining a roll of web material including a top, rear, bottom and front' walls, said front wall being pro- "vided with a passage for the withdrawal of said web material, said top and front walls of said box being provided with continuous spaced slits soas to permit depression of an integral portion consisting of adjacent portions of said top and front wallto provide a space for the insertion of a finger for grasping the end portion of the said web material to initiate withdrawal of the material from said box.

2. A box for receiving and dispensing a roll of web material including a top, rear, bottom and front walls, said front and rear walls having interlocked end flaps, said top wall having a tucked-in end flap-folded ,over said end flaps, a hinged panel overlappinz said front wall, said panel having stop portions at each end thereof tucked in under one of said interlocked end flaps, said top and front walls being provided with a depression adjacent the free end of said hinged panel for the insertion of a finger to engage a --portion -of the web material to initiate the withdrawal thereof from the box.

3. A box for receiving and dispensing a roll of web material including a top, rear, bottom and front walls, saidfront and rear walls having .interlockedend flaps, said top wall having a tucked in end fiap folded over said end flaps, a hinged panel overlapping said front wall, said panel having stop portions at each end thereof tucked in under one of said interlocked end flaps and being provided with a tear-0B blade adjacent its free end, said top and front walls being provided with a depression adjacent the free end of said hinged panel for the insertion of a finger to engage a..portion of the web material to initiate the withdrawal thereof from the box.

LESTER A. .TISHLER. 

